having an issue with extracting audio files

[IcyCarbide]

below is the issue, it seems to be something about ffmpeg (which I do have installed) I wnat to get some audio files from the halo3 odst map files

Loading plugin Reclaimer [Reclaimer] Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.BatchExtractPlugin [Batch Extractor] Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.BitmapViewerPlugin [Bitmap Viewer] Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.MapViewerPlugin [Map Viewer] Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.ModelViewerPlugin [Model Viewer] Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.ModuleViewerPlugin [Module Viewer] Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.PakViewerPlugin [Pak Viewer] Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.SoundExtractorPlugin [Sound Extractor] Could not load plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.SoundExtractorPlugin [Sound Extractor] System.IO.FileNotFoundException: FFmpeg is required for sound conversion but was not found. at Reclaimer.Plugins.SoundExtractorPlugin.Initialise() in X:\Documents\Visual Studio 2022\Projects\Reclaimer.Build\Reclaimer\Reclaimer\Plugins\SoundExtractorPlugin.cs:line 34 at Reclaimer.Plugins.Substrate.LoadPlugins() in X:\Documents\Visual Studio 2022\Projects\Reclaimer.Build\Reclaimer\Reclaimer\Plugins\Substrate.cs:line 95 Loading plugin Reclaimer.Plugins.MetaViewer.MetaViewerPlugin [Meta Viewer] No handler found for file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Gravemind2401\Reclaimer\Reclaimer.dll

[Gravemind2401]

Have you set the ffmpeg path in the settings? Once ffmpeg is downloaded, you also need to put that path to it into the settings so Reclaimer so it knows where to find the ffmpeg exe. From Tools > Settings you can open the settings panel, then select Sound Extractor in the dropdown at the top and update the FFmpeg Path setting.

[IcyCarbide]

the setting "Sound Extractor" does not come up in my settings

[Gravemind2401]

I looked into this further and realized its a chicken-and-egg situation - you cant set the FFmpeg path because the sound extractor isn't loaded, and the sound extractor won't load because FFmpeg isn't found. I will need to change how that works in a future update.

For now, if you place it in the default location then it should work;

1. From the menu, click View > App Directory
2. In the folder that gets opened, create a Plugins folder if there isn't one already
3. In the Plugins folder, create a folder called ffmpeg
4. Place ffmpeg.exe inside the ffmpeg folder

[IcyCarbide]

I tried doing what you said and the "Sound Extractor" does come up in settings but still won't open/extract anything does "No handler found for file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Gravemind2401\Reclaimer\Reclaimer.dll" mean anything?

[Gravemind2401]

That particular error can be ignored. What maps are you using? Sound extraction is only supported for H3/ODST/Reach and only with the Xbox 360 map files.